United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Director Carolyn Hoskinson transmitted a September 9th letter providing an interpretation of the Resource Conservation and...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Rockport, Arkansas, (“Rockport”) entered into an October 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wrightsville, Arkansas, (“Wrightsville”) entered into an October 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
Ms. Stacie Wassell undertook a presentation on October 6th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled:
Office of Water Quality Update (“Presentation”) -
Ms. Wassell serves as the Deputy Associate Director...more
10/27/2022
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Clean Air Act ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inspections ,
Licensing Rules ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
PFAS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Water Quality
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wilmot, Arkansas, (“Wilmot”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed an October 17th Complaint and Request for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the Circuit Court of Sebastian County, Arkansas...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and DR Horton Inc. – Birmingham (“DR”) entered into a September 21st Special Order by Consent (“Consent Order”) addressing alleged violations of an NPDES general...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bayshore Recycling Corp. (“Bayshore”) entered into an August 25th Consent and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National...more
Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on September 28th a final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Permit for Medium Wastewater Treatment Facilities...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) exercise certain Clean Water Act residual designation authorities to address stormwater discharges in three Massachusetts watersheds.
The designations were...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a September 12th news release stating that DiAne Gordan (“Gordon”) had been sentenced to 36 months in prison for allegedly fabricating discharge monitoring reports...more
9/21/2022
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Compliance ,
Department of Environmental Conservation ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Crimes ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Reporting ,
NPDES ,
Restitution ,
Tennessee
The City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, (“Portsmouth”) filed a September 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board.
The Petition...more
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) and New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (“Fish and Game”) entered into a September 8th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil No....more
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) issued an August 30th news release noting the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recognition of the water quality improvement on the...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Rolling Meadows MHC LLC (“Rolling Meadows”) entered into a June 23rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Concord Water and Sewer Public Facilities Board (“Concord”) entered into an August 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Cities of Cotter and Gassville, Arkansas (collectively, “Cities”) entered into a June 13th Consent Administrative Order...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Rector, Arkansas (“Rector”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ’) and the Arkansas Department of Corrections (“ADC”) entered into a July 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
8/16/2022
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Arkansas ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) ,
Department of Corrections ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Enforcement ,
NPDES ,
Waste Treatment Facilities ,
Wastewater
A United States District Court (S. D. Georgia) (“Court”) addressed in a June 30th Order certain issues arising out of a 404 Clean Water Act citizen suit enforcement action. See Baker v. Mortgage of America Lenders, LLC et al,...more
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more
8/5/2022
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Clean Water Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
NPDES ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Permits
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Waste Water Management, Inc. (“WWMI”) entered into a June 23rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a document styled:
Interim Guidance on Census Elimination of “Urbanized Area” Definition (“Guidance”)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Holiday Shores Resort (“HSR”) entered into a July 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more